Car-replacer.



C. H. HESS.

CAR REPLAGER. ArrLIoATIoN FILED Dno.21,1oo.

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CHARLES H. HESS, OF STEAMBOAT ROCK, IOWA.

CAR-REPLACER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 9, 1907.

Application led December 21,1906. Serial No. 348,998.

T0 all whom it may con/cern,.-

Be it known that I7 CHARLES H. Hnss, a citizen of the United States, residing at Steamboat Rock, in the county of Hardin and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car Replacers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to produce a simple and efficient device for replacing derailed cars on a railway-track.

The invention is fully disclosed in the specification and claims following, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is a top view of a device embodying my invention as in use. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same with a part broken away to show the end of the inclined rail within. Fig. 3 is an end view of the shoe that rests on the track-rail.

In the drawings, A designates a railwayrail, and B B ties supporting the same. The replacer is in position to replace a car off the track at the lower side with respect to Fig. 1.

The replacer is very simple, comprising but two main parts. Cne of these is a shoe C in the nature of a stirrup, with depending side flanges C to straddle the ball of the rail and preferably to rest on the flange thereof at the ottom. At one end these flanges C are separated far enough to admit the ball of the rail, and at the other end they are considerably flared, so that the shoe may be shifted sidewise at this wider end to admit of its being used on either side of the track. The top of the shoe forms a short rail C2, which is tapered at C3, the rail corresponding practically to the depth of the wheel-flange D. From this shoe. and forming a continuation of the short rail thereon extends an inclined rail E, with a broad flange E to rest on the ties or road-bed, which ange is tapered at E2 to allow for a limited lateral swing according to the angle of the car to the track and also so that it may be used on either side of the track. The web of this rail is extended at E3 and when in operative position lies between one ange of the shoe and the adjacent trackrail, where it may be held in any suitable way, as by a pin F engaging a hole E1.

For the other track-rail the inclined rail :is sufficient without thc shoe, or, for that inatter, an inclined block of almost any sort, the difficult part of car-replacing being to replace those wheels which are outside the track and whose lianges must pass diagonally across the rail in takin@ their proper position. This is accomplished very easily by means of the apparatus described and in a manner that will e readily understood.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a car-replacer, the combination with an inclined rail, of a shoe adapted to rest on the track-rail and carry the car-wheel across it diagonally7 said shoe having a short section of rail at the top, and central thereto, and side flanges to straddle the rail-ball at one end, and at the other end spreading to allow for use in replacing cars from either side of the track-rail.

2. In a car-replacer, the combination of an inclined rail provided with a bottom flange tapered at one end, and a shoe adapted to rest on the' track-rail, said shoe having depending flanges, flared at one end, and a raised portion at the top, tapered at one end, to abut against one end of the inclined rail, and carry the car-wheel flange diagonally across the track-rail.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. HESS.

Vitnesses:

H. H. TURNER, C. E. ALBEN. 

